Telegram-herald., 1887-03-06
CHAPTER XIV.

"ta.A ILArIt TllA "a am ift4l.l
tenp p.srar4rsi TAX "a india"
-ns signs mildly. a. az Tat women
ssh- The concert lad indeed been oser-
crossdea. JAe diva Wzs 70 lnS
hate he ulrrs fsshianabis eoneertsf'
saTs her sister ID lae Ars Brand ~ao
- .seiing slisatlY fEaetisas The others
are aas4iy. L not quite. a. god, aud
there IS the aiF@lfage 81 nndlns ones
sif a-iFs sfLes Ehem bat shis afternooul
80 hak at the Duchess 0f DoSushire
49, 10 guess zhe resE Peer woman shs
greav - fusaea 80 heaVy, toward the
ead. thas 1 No1dsr the chair tidn give
NaF lnisr her
Where ~ Mllmentf asks Lady
VslWorta. rather ilcon-equently.
"il her l0ld84r Hish Mss Roche "
Ars Bfaads tone ls 81 sntly sharp. I
asked BroNa a. / came la. and he told
An 5o.
How al she snend her day.
"Wlh some people rather cat Of my
81 fhoash .n q specially good 0ne-if a
rathsr d4I oae-of their own You re-
member the Darans -old Fanny Duran
more particularly Shs IS keeping house
far her nephes uoW.
Maurice Duran. who lost his wife
sorls years asos a silly little woman
NIfh temper. A. ] remember her. A
c444 ltsr 90 Lord Ashourough = ~
eyes Iae aife was lnsupporrabie 20
. degree Wel-h8 lives with his aunt
now Aud whtf GA earth Ailhceus could
see in Fauny Duran 20 make her miss
to-IaV's concert 81 more than can con
csQe. -0nlelimes that girl worries mo
beyond belief
well 1 taink it was very aice of her."
returns LADY Nalworth, pleasantly
Few girls nowadays would give even =
Thought " an Old woman like Fanny.
"a ts ~ was kind Of her
She taps her spoon softly against the
edre 0f her cup. and tells herself that this
uiece ~ hers-so soon 70 be her daughter
A. laws ntred q treasure % be desired
~ dare say You are right, she SAYS
sand a. to Nadine Roche. that little
frlead ~ hers / have wanted % say
word % you about her for some time
Sle Is such a sweet giri-so gentle, %
thoroughly bred-hut poor, you know.
Il4r father. Gen Roche died suddenly,
AL there was no provision for the family
"a very usual thing with military men
--aud 80 the poor child has 20 give lessons
O. exc 0D. the slender Income that she
-. her mother possess
sad s-ory-but hardly an uncOm-
mon one You suggested that ! could
help her-thaf YOU wished 70 enlist my
svmra5hiss with rcgasl 70 her, but "a
ser hardiy see how / can be Of use IL
u.reF
Oh no. Nothing AZ al OF that sort.
Hur ~ la-e 10 has seemed 70 me that
are - lo0Siag pale: and. now that the
season is drawing % . close, and Mill
ceac and srs 20 q 20 you 20 the park,
tnlak it would De very good Of you IL
vou wol.s ask the poor child there, too,
if oniv % give her a breath OF fresh air.
she ia looking really ~ il strikes me,
aai 10 y0u could put her mp for a bit,
kaow iI would delight Miiliceut."
WHY. ~ colrse-of course" SAYS
kindly lady Tliw0rfh. Anything to
o'sase deer Miuicent and besides, al
sou have laia about Miss Roche quite in
forests ne
well worth v0nr interest, " be
gns Mr. Strand warmly. when foot
s.epe GA the handling outside check her
f-Aat bert She comes probably, Now
yoa vfii ~ shie % see for Yourself what
rerlas z.Dlv charming creature she Is
The door oneufrr cdmifs the two
r.ris nuiEeent smiling and a httle mis-
chievols perhaps. Es sort OF arnor
aaal1s the scal4inr impending Nadine
calm anG gentle as uaual Lady Nalworth,
as sac takes hcr hand holds Il kindly,
and gases ion< into the S.ri q lovely face.
Tfs- hlre r.es. Innocent as O summer
sSy ter seft waviug hair tho charm OK
hcr u1aiIe month"; ,i make deep in
pression upon the mother of Grant,
Boyle
Mrs Brand tells uIs ron are looking
pale wv ae1r. .ae ec-ias drawing the
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